The universal acceptance of the Catch-All Filter-Drier is due to its unique molded porous core, consisting of a blend of highly effective desiccants. The quality features built into it assure years of service on any refrigeration system.
 
 
  Moisture
    The Catch-All Filter-Drier removes moisture from the refrigerant by adsorbing and retaining it deep within the desiccant granules. The CW line of Catch-Alls is designed for use with polyolester oils and features approximately twice the water capacity of a standard Catch-All.
 
 
  Foreign Matter
    The Catch-All Filter-Drier will filter out scale, solder particles, carbon, sludge, dirt, or any other foreign matter with negligible pressure drop. Fine particles that would go through an ordinary strainer are removed down to a minimum size in one pass filtration. The large filtering area of the Catch-All Filter-Drier core permits it to collect a large amount of dirt without plug up.
 
 
  Acid
    The Catch-All Filter-Drier is unexcelled in acid removal ability. The hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, and various organic acids are adsorbed and held by the desiccant in a manner similar to the adsorption of moisture. Tests have demonstrated that the Catch-All Filter-Drier will remove over 10 times as much acid as the desiccant used in most other driers. This ability, along with its excellent ability to clean up the oil, is responsible for the excellent field performance in cleaning up severely contaminated systems.
 
 
  Oil Sludge and Varnish
    Even the best refrigeration oils break down to produce varnish, sludge, and organic acids. Only the Catch-All Filter-Drier is capable of removing these products of oil decomposition.
 
 
  Special Applications
    A special "HH" core Catch-All Filter-Drier is available to remove wax which frequently causes difficulty on low temperature Refrigerant 22 and 502 systems. For cap tube systems, use the C-032-CAP or CW-032-CAP Catch-All which has fittings suitable for attaching to any size capillary tube.
 
 
  CW Series
 
   
  New Refrigerants, New Oils, New Challenges
   

The CW Series of cores and filter-driers are a new generation of contaminant removal products. Specially designed to be effective with today's new refrigerants, the CW Series averages twice the moisture capacity of a standard Catch-All Filter-Drier and provides the proven contaminant removal qualities you expect from Sporlan.
     
     
    Because we recognise how critical the core is to a filter-drier, Sporlan conducted extensive research and testing to develop the ideal desiccant blend for the new refrigerants and the oils they require. We've taken this blend of molecular sieve and activated alumina and shaped it into the famous molded porous core.
 
 
 

Moisture
   

New refrigerants and synthetic oils have forced users to re-evaluate the way in which they protect systems. The synthetic polyolester oils, also known as POE oils, have hydroscopic tendencies that readily attract and absorb moisture. Because POE oils attract and absorb moisture, using them with new refrigerants naturally increases the amount of moisture in a system. We know that all refrigeration systems contain certain amounts of moisture. We also know large amounts of moisture jeopardise the proper operation of refrigeration components. If left untreated, a moisture-rich environment will form organic and inorganic acids, which in turn could possibly lead to the formation of copper chloride. These contaminants attack system components and adversely affect their performance. The CW Series offers a desiccant blend with an appetite for moisture, adsorbing approximately twice as much water as the standard core.

The CW Series is compatible with the traditional refrigerants, R-12, R-22, amd R-502, and can be used for severe moisture problems.
 
 
 

Acid Removal and Oil Cleanup
    With the CW Series, you get a filter-drier that not only adsorbs and holds moisture, but also handles acid and oil cleanup. While the standard Catch-All remains unsurpassed in acid removal, the CW Series continues to outperform a typical competitive product. The CW core contains the same desiccant used in the standard Catch-All that is proven superior in its ability to remove hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, and various organic acids found to produce harmful corrosive effects in both mineral and polyolester oil systems.
 
 
 

Filtration
    The design and strength of the CW core have not been compromised. The desiccant composition produces a filter of the same quality standards expected from Sporlan. With the CW Series, you'll find a solid core in which refrigerant travels around, across and through a large filtering area.

This triple filtration catches a large amount of dirt with negligible pressure drop. With a strong solid core, attrition is not a concern, as it is with loose fill or compacted bead filter-driers.
 
 
 

A Core to Meet Every Need
    As you choose a Sporlan Catch-All specialised to meet your needs, remember that each core is fully compatible with all commercially available refrigerants. Sporlan's standard Catch-All core remains unsurpassed in its acid removal and oil cleanup ability. The "HH" core, with its special charcoal blend of desiccants, removes wax and hermetic motor burnout contaminants.

With the CW Series core, you gain maximum water capacity for alternative refrigerants and polyolester oils without losing the advantage of a molded porous core.
 
 
 

A Specialised Solution
    Specially designed for new refrigerants and oils, the CW Series core also fully meets compressor manufacturers' stated requirements for alumina content.

The CW Catch-All flow capacities for R-12 and R-502 are the same as the standard Catch-All..
 
 
  Cores for replaceable core type filter-driers are molded of exactly the same desiccants that are used in the popular sealed filter-driers.

Cores are individually packed in metal cans, fully activated, and hermetically sealed against moisture and dirt.

Filter Elements are dried and packed in individual sealed metal cans. This method of packaging prevents the element from picking up moisture from the atmosphere.

The method of mounting the cores or filter elements on the end plate by means of tie rods or center tube construction makes them very easy to install and remove. Detailed instructions are printed on each can. Each can contains a "triple gasket" consisting of a new end plate gasket, an end plate gasket for certain competitive filter-driers, and a core gasket where desired.
 
 
 

RC-4267
    Activated Core — Order as separate item—Fits ONLY shell types C-R424, C-R425, and C-R427.
 
 
 

RCW-42
    High Water Capacity Core — Order as separate item—Fits ONLY shell types C-R424, C-R425, and C-R427. Designed specially for use with POE oils. This core should be used on systems that have a ruptured water cooled condenser, or that have been exposed to the atmosphere, or for some reason have a high amount of moisture in the system.
 
 
  RC-4864
    Activated Core — Order as separate item—Fits types C-480 thru C-19200 Series Shells. This is the standard core suitable for most installations in the liquid or suction line.
 
 
  RCW-48
    High Water Capacity Core — Order as separate item—Fits types C-480 thru C-19200 Series Shells. Designed specially for use with POE oils. This core should be used on systems that have a ruptured water cooled condenser, or that have been exposed to the atmosphere, or for some reason have a high amount of moisture in the system.
 
 
  RPE-4864-HH
    Activated Charcoal Core - Order as a seperate item - Fits types C-480 thru C-19200 Series Shells. This core should be used for wax removal on low temperature R-22 and R-502 systems, and for cleanup of systems that have had a hermetic motor burnout.
 
 
  RPE-48-BD
    Filter Element — Order as a separate item — Fits types C-480 thru C-19200 Series Shells and Replaceable Suction Filter (RSF) Shells. This element should be used in RSF shells installed in the suction line to obtain the lowest possible pressure drop. In cleaning up a system after a hermetic motor burnout, cores should be used first. Then after the system is thoroughly clean, this filter element can be installed in the RSF shell.
 
 
  RC-10098
    Activated Code - Order as separate item— Fits types — C-30,000 and C-40,000 Series Shells. This core has a high water capacity and should be used on all standard liquid and suction line applications.
 
 
  RCW-100
    High Water Capacity Core - Order as seperate item - Fits types C-30,000 and C-40,000 Series Shells. Designed specially for use with POE oils. This cores should be used on systems that have a ruptured water cooled condenser, or that have been exposed to the atmosphere, or for some reason have a high amount of moisture in the system.
 
 
  RC-10098-HH
    Activated Charcoal Core — Order as separate item— Fits types C-30,000 and C-40,000 Series Shells. This core should be used for wax removal on low temperature R-22 and R-502 systems, and for cleanup of systems that have had a hermetic motor burnout.
 
 
  RPE-100
   
Filter Element -Order as a separate item—Fits types C-30,000 and C-40,000 Series Shells. This filter element should be used in the same way as the RPE-48-BD installed in the RSF shell.